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dræhþ

(v.)
Grammar
dræhþ, ðú dræhst
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drags, thou draggest; 3 rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dragan

drýhþ

(v.)
Grammar
drýhþ, ðú drýhst

does, thou doest

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does, thou doest; 3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dreógan

drægþ

(v.)
Grammar
drægþ, ðú drægst drags, thou draggest, Past. 56, 2; Hat. MS;
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3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dragan

dræp

(v.)
Grammar
dræp, ðú drǽpe, pl.drǽpon

struck

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struck; p. of drepan

eóde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
eóde, ðú eódest, pl. eódon went, delivered. Ps. Th. 60, 4: 67, 21: 94, 11; p.
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of gán

for-fón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ; p. ic, he -féng, ðú -fénge, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen [for-, fón to take] .

to take violently or by surpriseclutcharrestseizevehementer căpĕreimprōviso adventu căpĕreprehendĕreapprehendĕredeprehendĕre

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Næbbe his ágne forfongen [hæbbe his ágen forfangen MS. H.] let him not have forfeited his own [let him have forfeited his own, MS. H.], L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 6. to take violently or by surprise, clutch, arrest, seize; vehementer căpĕre, imprōviso

Linked entry: fore-fón

-ærn

(suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, -ern, es; n. [ærn a place] is generally used as a termination, and denotes a place; thus, Eorþ-ærn, es; a

An earth-place or housethe grave

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An earth-place or house, the grave Open wæs ðæt eorþ-ærn the grave was open, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19: 119b; Th. 459, 22; Hö. 3; Th. 460, 4; Hö. 12. Dóm-ern a judgment-place, judgment-hall, court of justice, Mt. Bos. 27, 27. Hédd-ern a heeded-place

bǽran

(v.)
Grammar
bǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To bearbear oneselfferretransferre

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To bear, bear oneself; ferre, transferre He ne geþafode, ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre, Mk. Bos. 11, 16; he suffride not, that ony man schulde bere a vessel thurȝ the temple, Wyc

climan

(v.)
Grammar
climan, ðú climst, he climþ; clomm

to climb

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to climb

dreahte

(v.)
Grammar
dreahte, ðú dreahtest, pl.dreahton ; pp. dreatt

Vexed, vexedst, troubled

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Vexed, vexedst, troubled, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 6; Seel. 17; p. and pp. of dreccan

drígian

(v.)
Grammar
drígian, ðú drígast; p. ode ; pp. od [dreógan to suffer, endure]

To suffer, endure tolerāre, pati

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To suffer, endure; tolerāre, pati Ðú on ðisum andweardan lífe má earfoða drígast thou sufferest more troubles in this present life, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 32, 13

fóre-wesan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-wesan, p. ic, he -wæs, ðú -wǽre, pl. -wǽron [fóre before, wesan to be]

To be beforeto presidepræesse

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To be before, to preside; præesse Ðyssum tídum fórewæs Norþan Hymbra ríce se strangesta cyning his tempŏrĭbus regno Nordanhymbrōrum præfuit rex fortissĭmus, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 18: 5, 18; S. 635, 35

Linked entry: fóre-eom

meox

Grammar
meox, [In 1. 6 after 'meox ?' insert: and swá ðeáh, gif þú his wel notast, hwæt bið wæstmbǽrre?]
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Add: manure Ne forhtige gé for ðæs fyrnfullan þreátum, for ðan þe his wuldor is wyrms and meox, Hml. S. 25, 261. Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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He fétt ða ðe þurh dǽdbóte him to búgaþ he feeds those who turn to him by repentance, Homl. Th. ii. 396, 29. He me well fétt me bĕne pascit, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 33: 30, 27.

Linked entry: féding

eom

(v.)
Grammar
eom, [eam, am], ðú eart [earþ, art, arþ], he is, ys;

I am, thou art, he is sum, es, est

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I, if thou, if he be; sim, sis, sit; pl. sín, sýn [síe, sien, seón] if we, if ye, if they be; sīmus, sītis, sint Ic eom, sum, is edwistlíc word and gebýraþ to Gode ánum synder-líce, forðanðe God is ǽfre unbegunnen, and unge-endod on him sylfum, and þurh

fóre-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-swerian, p. ic, he -swór, ðú -swóre, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORESWEARdeclare beforeantejūrāre

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To FORESWEAR, declare before; antejūrāre Ðæt land, ðe ic fóreswór heora fæderum terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrāvi patrĭbus eōrum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land, ðe ðú hira fæderum fóreswóre terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrasti patrĭbus eōrum, 11. 12

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presumeaudēre

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Frs. thura, thur, dur thuron, thorste, M. H. Ger. turren, tar, turren, torste, O. H. Ger. turran, tar, turrumés, torsta, Goth. daursan, dars, daursum, daursta.]

mǽg-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-rǽs, es; m.

An attack by men upon their kinsmen

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An attack by men upon their kinsmen Wearþ ðes þeódscype swýðe forsyngod þurh morðdǽda and þurh mándǽda . . þurh mǽgrǽsas and þurh manslihtas this nation is sunk in sin through deeds fell and foul . . through attacks of kinsmen upon kinsmen and through

leáh

(n.)
Grammar
leáh, m.
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In l. 12 after Kmbl. insert ii. and add Þurh ðone leá on ðám leáge; þurh ðone lytlan leá westeweardne . . . þurh ðone leá norðeweardne, C. D. v. 207, 12-23

ge-hlyst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlyst, es; n.
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Hearing Þæs þe hí ágyltan áþor oþþe þurh gesihþe, oþþe þurh gehlyste ǽniges yfeles þinges, oþþe þurh ídele sprǽce, R. Ben. 128, 2